Aiti

Aiti
region	Corsica
Department	Upper Corsica
Arrondissement	Corte
Canton	Golo-Morosaglia
Community association	Pasquale Paoli
Coordinates	42 ° 24 ' N , 9 ° 15' E Coordinates: 42 ° 24 ' N , 9 ° 15' E
height	240-1,120 m
surface	12.17 km 2
Residents	30 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	2 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	20244
INSEE code	2B003
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Aiti is a municipality with 30 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Haute-Corse department on the French island of Corsica .

geography

Aiti is located at an altitude of 740 meters above sea level in the Castagniccia , 38 kilometers southwest of the capital of the Haute-Corse Bastia department , surrounded by the neighboring communities of Lano , Gavignano and Omessa . The municipality has an area of 12.17 square kilometers. The village is located on the western edge of the pine forest Forêt Territoriale de Pinetu above the valley of the Casaluna , a tributary of the Golo .

history

In 1793 Aiti received in the course of the French Revolution (1789-1799) the status of a municipality and in 1801 the right to local self-government. The municipality had the highest population (356) in 1831. In 1936 it had 209 inhabitants, after which the population fell rapidly and in 1982 reached its lowest point. In 1966 the Aiti school was closed.

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2007	2016
Residents	66	59	32	16	26th	24	31	32

Attractions

The parish church of Saint-Étienne was built in the Baroque style. in the 1980s the church was restored by the residents of the parish. A local artist restored the 18th century frescoes . The painting above the altar depicts John the Baptist , according to legend it was brought back by Napoleon Bonaparte from his Italian campaign .

economy

In the municipality there are controlled designations of origin (AOC) for brocciu, honey (Miel de Corse - Mele di Corsica) , chestnut flour (Farine de châtaigne corse - Farina castagnina corsa) and wine (Vin de Corse or Corse blanc, rosé or rouge) as well as protected Geographical indications (IGP) for wine (Ile de Beauté blanc, rosé or rouge and Méditerranée blanc, rosé and rouge) .

Web links

Commons : Aiti - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b Le village de Aiti. In: Annuaire-Mairie.fr. Retrieved September 8, 2011 (French).
^ Aiti - notice communal. In: cassini.ehess.fr. Retrieved September 10, 2011 (French).
^ ^A ^b Etienne Jacquemin: Aïti. December 2006 - Au cœur de la Corse profonde. Dragouli, 2006, accessed September 10, 2011 (French).

[annu-1] Le village de Aiti. In: Annuaire-Mairie.fr. Retrieved September 8, 2011 (French).

[2] Aiti - notice communal. In: cassini.ehess.fr. Retrieved September 10, 2011 (French).

[drag-3] A ^b Etienne Jacquemin: Aïti. December 2006 - Au cœur de la Corse profonde. Dragouli, 2006, accessed September 10, 2011 (French).